Acquisition of Advanced Diagnostic Laboratory LLC

EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc (AIM: EKF), the AIM-listed point-of-care business, announces that it has agreed to acquire, pursuant to the terms of a securities purchase agreement dated 27 September 2021 (“SPA”), the entire issued capital of Advanced Diagnostic Laboratory LLC (“ADL Health”), a Texas based PCR-focused testing laboratory certified under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (“CLIA”) […]

Computerized, remote training program alleviates negative emotions in preadolescents

Anxiety levels in the United States are rising sharply and have especially intensified in younger populations. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, anxiety disorders affect 31.9 percent of children ages 13 to 18 years old. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, children and adolescents have experienced unprecedented interruptions to their daily lives and […]

Researchers establish organoid culture models from prostate tumor biopsies

Scientists at Urology Research Laboratory of the Department for BioMedical Research (DBMR), University of Bern and Urology Department of the Inselspital of Bern, have established organoid culture models from prostate tumor biopsies. These are small clusters of cells which can be used to test the efficacy of various drugs. In this way, it is possible […]

Study shows how D614G variant gains upper hand over original SARS-CoV-2 virus

Prior to the emergence of new mutants of the coronavirus, such as the British variant B.1.1.7, the SARS-CoV-2 variant named D614G had already mutated from the original SARS-CoV-2 pathogen that triggered the pandemic. D614G has rapidly spread to become the most abundant variant worldwide and this D614G mutation remains in all the new emerging variants. […]

Maturation of 'mini brain' organoids matches human brain development

A new study from UCLA and Stanford University researchers finds that three-dimensional human stem cell-derived 'mini brain' organoids can mature in a manner that is strikingly similar to human brain development. For the new study, published in Nature Neuroscience February 22, senior authors Dr. Daniel Geschwind of UCLA and Dr. Sergiu Pasca of Stanford University […]

Research shows rapid global spread of Southern California COVID-19 strain

A new strain of the coronavirus in Southern California, first reported last month by Cedars-Sinai, is rapidly spreading across the country and around the world as travelers apparently carry the virus with them to a growing list of global destinations, according to new research published today in the peer-reviewed Journal of the American Medical Association […]

Valganciclovir Mylan

NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. VALGANCICLOVIR MYLAN contains the active ingredient valganciclovir CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about VALGANCICLOVIR MYLAN tablets. It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of talking to […]

Imatinib Apotex

NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. IMATINIB APOTEX CMI V1 Contains the active ingredient imatinib mesilate Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet Read this leaflet carefully before taking your medicine. This leaflet answers some of the common questions about imatinib. It does not contain all the […]

Loss-on-Drying Method (LOD)

There are many situations in which the moisture content of a substance must be accurately determined in order to establish the quality for standard specifications. This is often necessary for a range of products and raw materials, from chemicals through pharmaceutical agents to foodstuffs. The moisture content is crucial in the shelf life of many […]

Perindo Combi

NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. PERINDO® COMBI 4/1.25 perindopril (pronounced per-in-do-pril) and indapamide (pronounced in-dap-a-mide) Consumer Medicine Information WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET This leaflet answers some common questions about PERINDO COMBI 4/1.25. It does not contain all the available information about this medicine. Reading this leaflet […]